The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

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Seize Alternative to “swipe” for a credit card

Pizazz

Word with life or screen

One of the Manning brothers Measurement on an electric meter Fly the coop Spanish restaurant fare Prepared to fight Goliath? Scheming

Like the numerals 1,2and3 Dutch beer named for a river

_ _ _-chic

“I’m ___ Boat” (Lonely Island song) Practiced changing one’s costume by the clock?

The Cowboys and Cowgirls of the NCAA Private university of North Carolina Leader who was the author of “On Protracted War” First murder victim Common wine barrel material Invested on Broadway, say? Article in Le Monde Taking off Earmarks 48 50 58 61

62 63 66 67 2 3 4 7 8 10 11

Matchbox, e.g. NBC staple since 1975, in brief Betrayed Paddington? … or what 20-, 34- and 41-Across did in this puzzle Arm bones Something you shouldn’t take lying down? Philly school In which the pinky and thumb pointing out represents Y, in brief

Like a cemetery at night, maybe ___ Popovich, longtime coach for the Spurs Turndowns Latin dance

DOWN

It’s written as “CCCP” in Cyrillic Japanese rice wine Pupil’s place Chris formerly of 50-Across Gave positive reinforcement Old presidential nickname Penne ___ vodka Spot from which to say “bon voyage” Protruding feature on a cliff Tennis star Naomi Hiker’s aid 21 24 25

26 27 31

Sports org. with an annual championship on the weekend before Memorial Day

“___ So Shy” (1980 Pointer Sisters hit) Actress Reese of “Touched by an Angel” Waikiki locale Owie

Ad section in a newspaper, maybe Seals, in a way Dined at a restaurant

City in which to see “Il Cenacolo” (“The Last Supper”) Motown legend Robinson Perfect score, often Prominent parts of toucans Plains tribe 35 39 43 44 52 53 54 55

56 57

58 59

Sonoma and Yukon Leatherworker’s tool Extra-loud, as a loudspeaker Prefix with nautical

Fine partner? Audience for which a G-rated film is appropriate Keeping in the loop, in a way Unloads, so to speak

Bridge

Meh

La ___ Tar Pits Rank associated with tea and sandwiches? Honeybees’ genus Large flightless bird Toupee, slangily Borrower’s concern, for short Poor grade

Answers to yesterday’s puzzle